Last night I had the extreme honor of going to a local book signing for Sleep Is For the Weak(which you should totally buy for everybody you know for a holiday gift) and then the fabulous Mizz Jenny spent the night.

Because I love her, and I know how much she loves The Internet, I made her this dip. I also gave her pink champagne. Because nothing says high-class like rotel and sausage dip with pink champagne.

Holy smoked sausage!! Does THAT ever look yummy?!?! Being born and bred in the Lone Star State, I feel Rotel makes everything better! And of course, being a girl. . . only cream cheese can perfect what Rotel did not! YOU ROCK and our family LOVES your site!

I think those ingredients sound awesome together, I don't know what y'all are talkin' bout!

Another dip i make with cream cheese involves mincing up a ton of button mushrooms really fine, sauteeing in butter, throwing in some canned clams, and then mixing in a bunch of cream cheese. I suppose this could be crocked as well, although I've always just done it in a pan. I might try combining this and that recipe!

We make this with Velveeta. (I remember your kids like that) Sometimes with hambuger meat and sometimes without. The orginal way I had it was with sausage, hambuger, rotel, and velveeta. (I do not care for pork, so I omit that now) I love cream cheese, so I will have to give it a try. (minus pork)I love you blog and enjoy all the receipes.Be blessed,Chasity

I also unroll a crescent roll in a baking dish, smooth this yummy goodness on it, and then top with another unrolled crescent roll. Bake at 350 until the crescent roll is golden on to and you have the world's best breakfast casserole!

We always ALWAYS have these ingredients on hand to make this dip, though we use the Jimmy Dean bulk sausage because it is so easy to fry up with no chopping. The two key things we have learned in the years we have made this dip is that no brand but Rotel will do. We also don't bother to drain the Rotel because it makes the dip go further and easier to scoop. I am so glad you posted this recipe. It is one that everyone should try at least once!!

I'm betting that there is no way in hell, as a Canadian, I can buy that Rotel stuff here (we simply DO NOT have a lot of choice when it comes to Southwest/Mexican food). Wonder if a can of tomatoes and a can of green chilies would work just as well, because that dip looks delicious!

These ingredients don't sound at all strange to me - does this mean *I* am strange???

In case you see this comment today (saturday), Steph, I'm trying the dulce de leche today and wondered if there is any reason not to cook it on high for a chorter time than 8 hours? Or a combination of x hrs on high then switch to low for x hrs?

I lived in Mississippi for 3 years and there is an unwritten rule somewhere that there cannot be a gathering of more than 4 people with someone servin' up a dish of Rotel.You have to use Rotel brand and it is called Rotel. No matter what.You gotta love the South!!

Much like Amy's comment, we mix the 1 lb. of cooked sausage with 1 block of cream cheese, then flatten a flaky style biscuit, put a dollowp of the mixture in it, then roll the biscuit around the mixture and bake until browned. Don't know how you could do that in a crock pot, but it is a delicious and easy breakfast dish!

I made this yesterday and took Tortilla chips with it for a Bible study meeting. Everyone loved it! I think next time, like one of the other commenters, I will not drain the Rotel. I think it will be easier to stir. It was awesome! Thank you! I'm tryng the caramel apples next weekend with the kids!

I have a question about baking in the crockpot. If I want to bake a bread over night and it takes 6 hours, but I plan on sleeping 8 or so......will it over cook if my crockpot goes to warm for a couple of hours? Also I would like to be entered for the crock pot contest. canoli1978@gmail.com

Love this stuff!! And that is the original recipe I used when I started amking it. I do a variation now that makes a big big batch, of which I freeze half. 1 roll regular Jimmy Dean type sausage, one roll hot Jimmy Dean type, 2 cans rotel (drained), 1 block cream cheese and about a pound of velveeta. I have to admit we're not above eating it for dinner. YUM!!

We made this over the weekend, and there wasn't a bit left. The only downside to it's deliciousness was that it was rather salty with the chips....no worries, we dipped raw veggies, and it was wonderful!!!

Holy Moly! I made this (in my Little Dipper-he's so cute!) for a get-together this weekend. It was devoured almost immediately. All the other inferior snacks just sat there, ashamed of themselves. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!

I actually modified this into a meal tonight and it turned out great. I used Jimmy dean sausage, hot Rotel, cream cheese, and then added a jar of marinara sauce. I made a box of Angel Hair pasta, drained and dumped into the warm tomato cheese mix, stirred it up, and then while it was still hot added two eggs and mixed it to coat the pasta and cook the eggs. Thanks for the inspiration!!!!

I have never heard of this with cream cheese, we have always used Velveeta but I LOVE cream cheese so we will try it. I always make a dip with a block of cream cheese, then I dump a can of chili no beans on top then I put pepper jack cheese on that and melt... I think that would be good in the crockpot! I only have a 6 qt. crockpot though. Do I need to buy a smaller one?

I made this this evening for a sewing get-together.The other ladies loved it and practically licked the crock clean!

I had to sort of wing it cuz my time was too short to look up the recipe again or shop for rotel.

I used 1# sausage, 1 can petite diced tomatoes, 1 (7oz) can diced ortega chilies, 11oz. cream cheese.I forgot about draining the tomatoes until it was too late but it still turned out tasty enough to snarf down.

This has been around for a long time,quick and easy crowde pleaser, I had a friend who had gone elk hunting and they gave me a bunch of ground elk and I used that in place of the boring ol sausage last year for the Holiday dip , I don't drain the rotel and I don't cook cream cheese, this is best when you cook the meat drain then blend up the soften cream cheese with rotel and add in the meat. I do use a crock when I use a block of Velveeta instead of the cream cheese, The Wild Elk dip was a hit with our large crowd with the Velveeta style also.

This is also very good with Jimmy Dean reduced fat sausage and low-fat cream cheese. It's also good as an alternative to biscuits and gravy; we ran out of chips but I had baked some biscuits that morning and there were still some left over when I made this for dinner, so Mr. Vegakitty and I tried some over biscuits. So good! I'm planning to take a crockpot-full to our after-Christmas party.

this stuff is amazing! our friends brought some to a party several months ago and we loved it! there were leftovers- so i used it to stuff mushrooms the next night. sprinkle with some seasoned bread crumbs and grated parmesean. mmmmm.getting ready to make some now for super bowl!!!

We call this "JUNK" and make it in the 6 quart crockpot with the following measurments...4 Philly cream cheese, 5 rotel tomatoes, 2 lbs. Jennie-O HOT turkey sausage(cuts down on the heart attack issue). We never have any leftovers after a party.

I took this to a party last night and it was a hit! (Like I should be surprised after all these comments!) The only dangerous part was the leftovers I ate once I got home. (We had a lot of food and not a lot of people.) Definitely one I will make again, with and without the variations.

I have one better...1 lb. breakfast sausage, browned and drained, 2 cans corn, drained, 1 can cream of chicken soup, about a 1 lb. of Velveeta...all melted together. Delicious...can be a dip with more Velveeta or a casserole with less.

This has become a regular at my house. Love it. I even use an off-brand can of dice toms. I also use a chub of sausage, the Jimmy Dean kind. I just ground and brown, then melt in the cream cheese and toms. Yum!

I made this with Jimmy Dean Sausage, this way every bite had sausage in it. Also, we used Fritos Scoops to dip in it! Never saw this receipe before my mom made it! It was a hit at my neighbors get together! Thanks Mom!

This is a family favorite of ours. Though we generally use the Jimmy Dean Sausage tubes. I also get the Reduced Fat (since you can't tell the difference in taste) as well as Fat Free Cream Cheese (again, you can't tell the difference).

my family and i have had a version of this recipe for years. We call it "pirate dip" since everyone keeps stealing the recipe lol. My mother called it "hippie dip" when she was a teen. We do half ground turkey, half ground pork and add a block of velveeta cheese.

We make a very similar dip for almost all of our family gatherings! We take two cans of chili without beans (used to use Hormel, but now use Wolf brand since my husband was diagnosed with Celiac), two pkg's of softened cream cheese and about a 1/4 brick of Velveeta (cubed). Melt all together, either in microwave or on low in crock for a little while. You can add more Velveeta if needed. This is super good with Fritos Scoops and regular tortillas. Leftovers are super tasty on hot dogs and it makes wonderful nachos!! Hope you'll try it this way sometime :)

1 lb lean ground beef1 lb smoked sausage with green onions1 lb tasso (sad, but typically only seen in Louisiana)1 lb Velveeta (I usually go with the jalapeno)1 12oz can of Pace Chunky Salsa, hot or Medium1 20oz can of chili, no beans

Brown the ground meat, cut the sausage in small chunks and the tasso in small chunks, bown the two together and drain.

Combine all ingredients in to large saucepan or into crock-pot and stir frequently until Velveeta is melted. Serve with Frito's Scoops and sour cream.

I call it Smitty's Famous Chili Cheese Dip and the recipe has been passed around all over the US.

This is the greatest site on the internet, thanks for all the time you have saved me. A quick tip is to use the precooked sausage crumbles in this recipe... that way it is less greasy, helathier if you use the turkey sausage and quicker because you dont have to cook the sausage. Delicious, always my go to take along. Thanks.

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